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HR6304

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -39.87°   Az: 138.06°   Direction: South-East

HR6304 is a variable sub-giant star of spectral class B2 in the constellation of Ara.

HR6304 visual magnitude is 6.11. Because of its faintness, HR6304 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

Image of HR6304 star
DSS2 image of HR6304. The red arrow shows the motion of HR6304 during the next 10000 years (-0.50 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

17h 04m 00s
-58° 59’ 35”
18h 21m 09s
11h 25m 09s

J2000

17h 01m 47s
-58° 57’ 29”

Galactic Coordinates

330.66°
-10.33°

Finder Chart

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Finder chart for HR6304.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

6.11
Sub-giant

-3.11
B2IV
10516K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR6304 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

HR Diagram
H-R diagram showing the position of HR6304. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR6304 is distant 2,279.72 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 6 kilometers per second.

699.30
2,279.72
-6 km/s
-0.003 arcsec/y
-0.011"/y

Alternative Designations

SAO244362
SAO244362

Visibility from Your Location

HR6304 is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK